Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Lastfootstamper]

Dawson for around £5m would be decent competition at centre back.

Seems a crazy market with no two transfer fees comparable this year.

Dawson would have been a very solid signing at right centre back. Kind of a no brainer really, maybe Smith looking for more of a ball player.

Wouldn't surprise me if we start the season with 3 at the back.

It would certainly work with Gilbert and Targett in more advanced roles.

If we play with a right-sided twin to El Ghazi, a lone forward, SJM and Grealish behind, those two and three at the back, in some kind of 343, we'll be nothing if not exciting! Will it work, who knows? But I'm well up for giving it a go. Fortune, brave hearts, you know the story.

[PeterWithesShin]

Gregg Evans
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@greggevans40

Matt Targett the next one through the door at #avfc Initial fee of £11.5m with potential add ons. Decent business so far for Villa - Hause (£3m), Jota (£1m+ Gary Gardner), El Ghazi (£9m) and Wesley (£22m)

[Toronto Villa]

Unlock that Matt Targett thread Mr Shin so we can welcome our new LB

[Lastfootstamper]

Unlock that Matt Targett thread Mr Shin so we can welcome our new LB

Wiki's still got him as Southampton.

[KevinGage]

Unlock that Matt Targett thread Mr Shin so we can welcome our new LB

Wiki's still got him as Southampton.

Probably not happening then.

[hilts_coolerking]

Gregg Evans
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@greggevans40

Matt Targett the next one through the door at #avfc Initial fee of £11.5m with potential add ons. Decent business so far for Villa - Hause (£3m), Jota (£1m+ Gary Gardner), El Ghazi (£9m) and Wesley (£22m)

Has Wesley been confirmed yet?

[cdbearsfan]

No.

[Steve67]

The ever reliable gossip column has Kalas moving from Chelsea to Bristol City for £8m. Webster to Villa to pay for it?

[ROBBO]

Targett fits in with DS plans, a very good user of the ball and puts the effort in.

[algy]

Wolves signing Erzi Konsa from Brentford for around 12m apparently. Sorry but 20m for this Webster guy would be bonkers, pull out of that deal and move onto more smart targets.

I thought it was ruinous tonsign Championship players?

At sensible prices. Said I'd have had no problem getting in Justin from Luton for 8m. He comes in and does well and we have McGinn type bargain. He struggles we can just sell him back to championship team for 5-6m.

Bit more of an issue when you pay over the odds and player simply dosen't set up as we've seen with McCormack and Hogan when there was much better value around at the time.

But if he struggles, we're getting tonked on the pitch for four months before we can offload him for a price that'll never fund an adequate replacement.

We can rotate him with AEM and Freddie? Ease him in for cup games and the odd league start.

In 15-20m prices these guys really have to be first choice as we're not at the level of club that can just spend that on backups. Will have to see if Targett is good enough to start 30 + games at premier league level, wasn't at Southampton.

Think there's too much being taken from this - Gary Cahill couldn't get in our team either and went for a similar (relatively) amount. Alan Wright was 2nd choice leftback at Blackburn when we bought him. He's a young lad who's not been able to displace a long established player who's pretty good and knows the other players inside out. I'd not be concerned in the slightest, if DS reckons he's good enough then we may well have bagged ourselves a bargain

[frank black]

We’ve spent 11mil on Target, who is a young premier league player. We only pay more if he succeeds. What’s not to like? He’s no championship gamble and will play as many if not more games than Taylor. He’s pretty much the type of player for where we are right now IMO

[eamonn]

Deano isn't the Oracle, it's alright to cast doubt over Targett. You'll have gregnash and Cooper's Injury back to label you a happy clapper if you're not careful.
I wonder what Suso's list of Targets was.

[Border villan]

Deano isn't the Oracle, it's alright to cast doubt over Targett. You'll have gregnash and Cooper's Injury back to label you a happy clapper if you're not careful.
I wonder what Suso's list of Targets was.

Is there an English version of this available?

[Rodders]

Deano isn't the Oracle, it's alright to cast doubt over Targett. You'll have gregnash and Cooper's Injury back to label you a happy clapper if you're not careful.
I wonder what Suso's list of Targets was.

Is there an English version of this available?

Former posters on this forum, BV, late and unlamented. If you thought Stuart445 was obstreporous or obtuse these two were on another level entirely. Count yourself lucky that you are a more recent member and never had to scroll through their turgid bollockspeak.

[andyh]

Southampton confirm Targett move completed.